Essential French Grammar

"Essential French Grammar is a student-friendly French grammar designed to give learners a firm foundation on which to build a real understanding of both spoken and written French. Clear explanations of grammar are supported by contemporary examples, lively cartoon drawings and a variety of exercises. Key features of each chapter: each grammar point explained initially with reference to English parallels between English and French provided where relevant 'Key points' box and tables that summarise grammar concepts real-life language examples in French, with English translations a variety of exercises to reinforce learning a contemporary primary source or literary extract to illustrate grammar in context."--Publisher description.

Machine generated contents note: 1.Nouns -- 1.1.Types of nouns -- 1.2.Gender -- 1.3.Number -- Nouns in context -- Exercises -- 2.Determiners -- 2.1.The three types of article -- 2.2.Forms of the articles -- 2.3.The definite article -- 2.4.The indefinite article -- 2.5.The partitive article -- 2.6.Omission of the article -- 2.7.Demonstrative determiners -- 2.8.Possessive determiners -- Determiners in context -- Exercises -- 3.Pronouns -- 3.1.Subject pronouns -- 3.2.Direct and indirect object pronouns -- 3.3.y -- 3.4.en -- 3.5.Reflexive pronouns -- 3.6.Order of object pronouns -- 3.7.Stressed pronouns -- 3.8.Coordination of personal pronouns -- 3.9.Demonstrative pronouns -- 3.10.Possessive pronouns -- 3.11.Indefinite pronouns -- Pronouns in context -- Exercises -- 4.Adjectives -- 4.1.The position of adjectives -- 4.2.The feminine of adjectives -- 4.3.Adjectives with a second masculine form -- 4.4.The plural of adjectives -- 4.5.Compound adjectives

Note continued: 4.6.Agreement of adjectives with on -- 4.7.Agreement of adjectives according to meaning -- 4.8.Adjectives of colour -- 4.9.Foreign borrowings -- 4.10.Special cases -- 4.11.Adjectival expressions -- 4.12.Comparison of adjec…